Proverbials!

Sayings about Foolishness & the Fools Old age is no protection against foolishness. ~ German Proverb Never trust a fool with a sword. ~ Arabian Proverb If you give in to a fool, he will say, "This is because they are afraid of me." ~ Arabian Proverb A fool is not afraid to lose his mind. ~ Russian Proverb It's a foolish sheep that makes the wolf its confessor. ~ Italian Proverb A fool who knows he is a fool has a little intelligence, but a fool that thinks he is intelligent is really a fool. ~ Sanskrit Proverb The more you flatter a fool, the more seriously he plays his game. ~ Spanish Proverb Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly in fools. ~ Ancient Proverb A foolish man may be known by six things: Anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fo...

Sayings about Wisdom I associate wisdom and grace with age. ~ Christy Turlington Gray hairs are signs of wisdom i f you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young. ~ Philo The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly. ~ Norman Macdonald When wisdom leaves the house folly enters it. ~ Edward Counsel A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat. ~ Louis L'Amour Wisdom grows in quiet places. ~ Austin O’Malley Wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good. ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez A wise man may look ridiculous in the company of fools. ~ Thomas Fuller Wisdom no more consists in science than happiness in wealth. ~ Marquis Stanislas Jean de Boufflers Like water in the desert is wisdom to the soul. ~ Edward Counsel I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious. ~ Glenda Jackson Wisdom comes only through suffering. ~ Aeschylus Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisd...

Sayings about Age & Wisdom It is easier to wage war with wise enemies than be at peace with foolish friends. ~ Afghan Proverb Poor folk’s wisdom counts very little. ~ Dutch Proverb Experience is the mother of wisdom . ~ Traditional Proverb It is a wise man who lives with money in the bank; it is a fool who dies that way. ~ French Proverb A drop of wisdom is better than a sea of gold. ~ Greek Proverb Riches serve a wise man but command a fool. ~ English Proverb A fool by chance may say a wise thing. ~ Dutch Proverb Do more things by wisdom than by force. ~ Hungarian Proverb A fool can ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. ~ English Proverb The wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool does from his friends. ~ Chinese Proverb The heart of a fool is in his mouth and the mouth of the wise man is in his heart. ~ Ethiopian Proverb Wealth gets in the way of wisdom . ~ Japanese Proverb The wise man, even when he holds ...